Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell, in an interview on the Dale & Holley Show, suggested that the pairing of starter Josh Beckett with catcher Victor Martinez on Wednesday offered a useful moment for the two to become familiar with one another. That said, Farrell made clear that a decision has yet to be made about whether Jason Varitek or Martinez would catch Beckett in the playoffs.
 
"There's been nothing etched in stone about who will catch [Beckett] in the postseason," Farrell said.
 
Farrell allowed that Varitek clearly has a much more developed rapport with Beckett after catching the Sox starter for four years, whereas Martinez has been behind the plate for just two of the pitcher's starts. That said, Farrell also insisted that Martinez and Beckett could make a partnership work between now and the start of the playoffs.
 
"Can it be done? Absolutely it can be done. ... But we've...

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